PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Kurose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sepultura - Refuse/Resist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kurose
vs
Lice

176 cm
25
143 lbs
10 - 10 - 2

185 cm
27
146 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Kurose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice throws an overhand right that lands on Kurose's shoulder, as Kurose tries to avoid the shot.
Lice tries to score with a low kick but Kurose moves his leg out of the way.
Lice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurose.

Lice closes the distance and pushes Kurose back into the cage.
Kurose tries to pull guard but Lice holds him up against the cage and eventually Kurose drops back down to his feet.

Lice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lice misses with a hook.

Lice closes the distance and clinches.

Lice breaks from the clinch.
Kurose fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurose shoots in but Lice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Kurose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurose misses with a takedown attempt - Lice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice lands a body shot.
Kurose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kurose walks into a jab.
Kurose shoots in looking for a takedown. Lice tries to sprawl out of it but Kurose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kurose dives in and grabs Lice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lice pushes down on Kurose's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lice.
Kurose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lice as he jumps to the side.
Kurose tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kurose somewhat.
Lice slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kurose thows a leg kick but Lice checks it
and Lice counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurose lands a front kick.
Kurose shoots in for a takedown but Lice shows good takedown defense.
Bimbo Lice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurose misses with a takedown attempt
and Lice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurose is breathing heavily.
Kurose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lice! Kurose is backing up but he can't get away as Lice lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Kurose and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bimbo Lice!